New PA Update Issue: No. 176, August 2025

[Pankaj Sekhsaria]

Dear All,
Pls see attached the new issue of the Protected Area Update, No. 176.
August 2025.
We apologise for the rather in-ordinate delay this time and hope to
catch up in time for the next issue.
We look forward to your comments and feedback.
We also continue to look for funding support, so pls do
considersubscribing and/or donating.
Pls also do let us know if there are opportunities for larger and longer
term support.

Thanks
Pankaj and Reshma,
Editors, Protected Area Update
C/o Kalpavriksh
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Pankaj Sekhsaria, PhD
Associate Professor, Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas
(C-TARA), IIT-Bombay.
- PI, Environment and Ecology Research Group (EERG), C-TARA
- PI, The Charkha Studio, C-TARA
Member, Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group

> New from the EERG: Great Nicobar Island - A digital Hub. Access here:
https://greatnicobar.org/

> From The Charkha Studio: A new film:
'The Spinning Experience: Hand Spinning as Pedagogy, Experiential
Learning, and Physical Output' (17 minutes)
Link: https://kula.uvic.ca/index.php/kula/article/view/253/527

Citation: Sekhsaria, Pankaj. 2025. The Spinning Experience: Hand
Spinning as Pedagogy, Experiential Learning, and Physical Output. KULA:
Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies 8(2).
https://doi.org/10.18357/kula.253

[Pankaj Sekhsaria]

Dear All,
Apologies for resending this.
The issue of PA Update 176 just posted had an error in that news from
the Pilibhit TR was placed under Bihar. At least a couple of readers
pointed this out to us immediately and we apologise for the error.
Many thanks to them.
Pls see the updated and corrected version of the PA Update.
pankaj
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